Jayson Tatum is regarded as the most NBA-ready scorer in the draft, and can fill it up from all areas of the court. Ball should be a secondary scorer and steady source of assists, rebounds and steals as a rookie. With the Lakers, he immediately boosts the fantasy value of players like Brook Lopez, Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson. Rarely do players come along like Lonzo Ball, whose elite court vision immediately makes everyone around him better. The 6-foot-4 future star has top 50 fantasy upside from the minute he steps on an NBA court, and will likely go in rounds 4-5 in fantasy drafts. Markelle Fultz is exactly what you want out of a fantasy point guard - an efficient scorer, consistent distributor and smooth 3-point shooter who also is active defensively - and he'll have a chance in Philadelphia to lead all rookies in minute-per-game next season. Joe Kaiser breaks down what fantasy owners should expect from each first-rounder as rookies and down the road. The 2017-18 fantasy basketball campaign officially tipped off with the NBA draft. NBA draft: Pick-by-pick fantasy basketball reaction
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